scholarly journals Development and psychometric study to the Scale of Organizational Sources of Stress on Teaching in Higher Education

Psychologica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 67-81
Author(s):  
Filomena Jordão ◽  
Angélica Aragão
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Psychometric Study ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Teaching Context ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

Working environments given the great instability and turbulence of modern times, have become more demanding and stressful for most workers. Specifically in higher education teaching context this phenomenon is alarmingly increasing (Winefield, 2000). For this reason, we consider important to acknowledge the potential sources of stress in specific working contexts, given the role that this knowledge might have on the assumption of preventive primary and secondary intervention measures on occupational stress, which are themselves the most efficient ones (Lamontagne, Keegel, Louie, Ostry, & Landsbergis, 2007).The purpose of this study is to develop an instrument and carry out a preliminary psychometric study to the Scale of Organizational Sources of Stress on Teaching in Higher Education. We based the development of the scale on literature review and on the results of content analysis of individual interviews to higher education academics. Initially composed by 28 items, the scale was applied to 236 academics of public and private higher education organizations (university and polytechnic) in Oporto. After the exploratory factor analysis and the internal consistency analysis of the factors extracted, which collectively explain 55,4% of total variance, the scale was composed by 20 items grouped into four factors: characteristics of the job (α = .87), organizational climate (α = .85), career development (α = .78) and working conditions (α = .74). The final factors structure reveals a discriminating power between the factors, which leads us to believe that the scale is able to differentiate the various sources of stress in this type of work contexts. Studies to validate the scale nationwide are now a priority.

Students’ perception and satisfaction of services provided by public and private higher education institutes: a case study in Albania

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Drita Kruja ◽  
Huong Ha ◽  
Elvira Tabaku
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Instructional Effectiveness ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Individual

Purpose There have been many research studies on students’ satisfaction of services in universities in developed countries. However, students’ expectation and satisfaction of public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) with regard to service quality in Eastern Europe have been under-researched. Therefore, this study aims to offer an empirical examination of student satisfaction of the service quality of public and private HEIs in Albania by evaluating the gap between students’ expectation and perception and the effect of student satisfaction on retention in HEIs. Design/methodology/approach The survey instrument used in this study was the student satisfaction inventory in the USA. Primary data were collected from a survey of students in two private and four public HEIs in Albania. A total of 554 valid responses were collected from the survey. Findings The findings suggested that there were performance gaps between public and private HEIs. Public universities performed well in terms of concern for the individual, campus support services, student-centeredness and instructional effectiveness. Private HEIs scored well in terms of concern for the individual, academic advising effectiveness, instructional effectiveness and safety and security (parking). There is a significant difference in students’ perception of the overall satisfaction of HEIs. Students’ overall satisfaction positively impacts their retention. Originality/value Overall, this study provides valuable insights to private and public HEIs’ administrators regarding to student satisfaction and retention. The findings will have far-reaching managerial implications for all groups of stakeholders in terms of the service delivery by universities in Albania and Eastern Europe.

scholarly journals Teaching Future Educators During a Global Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Jacquelynne Anne Boivin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Us ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
K 12

While schools are the center of attention in many regards throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, programs that prepare educators have not received nearly as much attention. How has the reliance on technology, shifts in daily norms with health precautions, and other pandemic-related changes affected how colleges and universities are preparing teachers for their careers? This article walks the reader through the pandemic, from spring 2020, when the virus first shut down the US in most ways, to the winter of 2021. The authors, two educator preparation faculty members from both public and private higher education institutions in Massachusetts, reflect on their experiences navigating the challenges and enriching insights the pandemic brought to their work. Considerations for future implications for the field of teacher-preparation are delineated to think about the long-term effects this pandemic could have on higher education and K-12 education.

Tackling the Emerging New Norms in Higher Education in Post-Recession America

2017 ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
Wayne Perry Webster ◽  
Zach P. Messitte
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Cost Structures ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Higher Education Leaders ◽  
New Situation

This chapter will examine emerging new norms across higher education in the United States following the recession of 2008-09. Colleges and universities face an environment increasingly made up of prospective students and their families shopping and bargaining for the best college deal; institutions are struggling to control student costs by raising discount rates; administrators are seeking to find new sources of revenue and programmatic niches; and faculty are increasingly focused on how to make their curriculum more unique and relevant. Finally, higher education leaders should closely examine long-held recruitment and financial aid strategies, cost structures, academic calendars and mission to meet the new situation. This chapter will summarize the development of the new landscape in public and private higher education, including the growing similarities facing public and private institutions including their common efforts to keep higher education affordable and accessible, and conclude with recommendations for administrators as they navigate their way through the new norm.

scholarly journals Public regulatory arrangements for private higher education in the Western Balkans

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 800-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antigoni Papadimitriou ◽  
Daniel C Levy ◽  
Bjørn Stensaker ◽  
Sanja Kanazir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Design Options ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Governance Arrangements ◽  
Current Governance

The article presents an analysis of the developments of higher education laws and regulations in the Western Balkans for the period 1990–2015, with the aim of mapping the regulatory arrangements for the private higher education sector and to explore the relationship between public and private higher education in the region. Based on a conceptual framework highlighting the competitive and complementary regulatory design options available in current governance arrangements, the study finds much ambiguity in policy designs regarding how private and public higher education should co-exist in the Western Balkans. As such, it is argued that the study contributes to a better understanding of the unclear role private higher education is playing in the development of the region.

scholarly journals Factors that influence Zambian higher education lecturer’s attitude towards integrating ICTs in teaching and research

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Kunda ◽  
Christopher Chembe ◽  
George Mukupa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽  
Inferential Analysis

This paper investigates factors that influence Zambian higher education lecturer’s attitude towards integrating ICTs in research and teaching. To determine these factors, we used online administered survey with a total of 163 respondents from public and private higher education institutions in Zambia. Quantitative data analysis based on descriptive and inferential statistics was used in this study. Inferential analysis was employed to investigate the relationships among variables using Pearson correlation analysis and completely randomized design. The results revealed that lack of adequate Internet bandwidth is among the major barrier or obstacle for assimilating ICTs in research and teaching for Zambian higher education lecturers. Additionally, training lecturers on the use of ICTs e.g. email, PowerPoint presentations, electronic boards and its advantages is the most important incentive to motivate lecturers to incorporate ICTs in research and teaching. Therefore, this study contributes to literature on factors that influence higher education lecturers’ attitude towards integrating ICTs in research and teaching. This study also demonstrates a positive correlation between the important factors that influence lecturers in integrating ICTs in research and teaching.

ROLE AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOOLS

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-446
Author(s):  
Ireneusz JÓŹWIAK ◽  
Artur SZLESZYŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Information Entropy ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Expected Benefits

The paper presents the role of information in the activity of public or private higher education schools. The paper defines two evaluation criteria for information value. The first of them is uncertainty, which is called information entropy. Then the influence of information entropy on the decision-making process is shown. The types of threats to information security are defined. The other criterion enables the evaluation of the value of message. This is strictly a statistical function of the expected benefits which can occur when a message will be used in the decision-making process. The paper presents a classification of the sources of threats which are divided into two groups: internal or external. The article explains a necessity to establish an information security system in an educational organisation such as a college or a university. Its important part is a security forum, which gathers personnel from each department of a college or a university. The security forum specifies risks for the university information assets which will next be protected by safeguards.

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